Private to Billy, Jamie, and Eleven

[hack_rat]

 I just found out some good news. Sam was able to create an emotion generator for me to eat from.

He also has a treatment that will strengthen my bones to help me recover from old breaks.

But I'm not human.

Comments

[morphitudinous]

I'm glad. Those are both good things---anything that'll keep you healthy is great.

But that doesn't change a thing about our friendship, Alex.

[hack_rat]

it feels like it changes something about me.

[locked]

[morphitudinous]

I'm sorry, Alex. It's a large news item to drop, and after everything else...

Do you want to talk?

[locked]

[hack_rat]

You're dealing with your own things right now. I don't even know why it's bothering me so much. It's not like I have a problem with people who aren't human. The Doctor isn't human. Tavros isn't.

[bonnypiperlad]

Aye, well, it's good he was able to help you with that.

I take it you weren't expecting the other part, though.

[hack_rat]

No.

It means that they changed my genetics. All it took was my father's signature, and they changed my genetics.

[bonnypiperlad]

Your father's...what? How would that change your genetics?

[hack_rat]

My father signed some papers when I was very young, allowing the government to use me in their experiment. That experiment that made it so I could see shadows.

Yeah, they did that by changing what I am, and didn't need to check to see if I was okay with it.

[makeherblue]

That would explain things. It's not so bad not being human, you know.

[hack_rat]

How can they get away with changing what someone is without their permission though? They didn't even tell us!

[makeherblue]

I'm sorry to say but clearly they already did. It's not a question of "how", Alex. The real question is: what next?

[hack_rat]

I'm still having trouble getting past the fact that it was done.